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Campsite of the 'Fighting 69th' TX692 Print E-mail

Famed New York Infantry Regiment. Encamped in McAllen during 1916-1917 bandit trouble, guarding the border and preventing the smuggling of arms across Rio Grande to Pancho Villa. Tour of duty here seasoned the men for rigors of World War I, wherein Regiment won undying glory in France.

State Historical Survey Committee, 1970.
100 S. Bicentennial Ave., city park, McAllen, Hidalgo County Texas
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